the nasdaq gained 20 points. >>> toys "r" us is opening 600 pop-up stores for the holidays toys "r" us is opening 600 pop-up stores for the holidays. taking advantage of all that open mall space. the retailer is hiring 10,000 workers to staff the stores. about half of them are already open, the rest opening by the end of october. most will close in january. but some could become permanent. >>> mcdonald's has sold, of course, billions of burgers. but that doesn't mean it's the best-tasting burger. in fact, mcdonald's burger ranked dead-last in a recent online survey by "consumer reports." respondents said it was the least delicious out of 18 fast food chains. in-n-out burger and five guys were the favorites. >> i love five guys. glad it made the list. >>> coming up next on this thursday, new opposition to the plan to burn copies of the koran. will the pastor planning the event back down? >>> and the vice president thanks the troops on late-night tv. >>> texans are cleaning up and drying out this morning, after getting slammed by the leftovers from tropical storm hermine. as we have been